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REPORT 

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REPORT 



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ILLINOIS COMMISSION 



TRANS-MIESSISSIPPI EXPOSITION 



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JAN21 1901 
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TRUSTEES' REPORT. 



Chicago, III., December 23, 1898. 

To His Excellency, Hon. John R. Tanner, Governor of Illinois. 

Sir — During its last session the Legislature of Illinois passed an 
"Act to provide for the participation of the State of Illinois in the 
Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, to be held in Omaha 
in the year 189ti, and making an appropriation of forty- five thousand 
dollars ($45,000) therefor, which was approved June 14, 1897. 

In accordance with the provisions of this act, Your Excellency 
appointed the following named gentlemen as a commission to admin- 
ister said appropriation and perform the duties provided for in said 
act. viz. : 



James A. Black Carthaee, 111 

William B. Brinton LaSalle. Ill 

Clark E.Carr Galesburg, 111 

E. S. Conway Chicago, 111 

Edward C. Craig Mattoon. Ill 

LaFayette Funk Bloomington, 111 

L. O. Goddard Chicago, 111 

William H. Harper Chicago. Ill 

C. H. Keeler Dixon, 111 

Martin Kingman Peoria, 111 



Charles A. Mallory Chicago, 111 

Lewis H. Miuer Springfield, III 

Ferdinand W. Peck Chicago. Ill 

Randolph Smith Flora, 111 

John M. Smyth Chicago, 111 

William H. Stead Ottawa, 111 

Oscar P. Trahern Rockf ord, 111 

George W. Wall DuQuoin. Ill 

James P. Whedon Chicago, 111 

Charles C. Williams Hoopeston, 111 



Now, therefore, we, the Illinois Trans-Mississippi and Interna- 
tional Exposition Commissioners, so appointed, desire to submit 
herewith, through our president and secretary, our final report of the 
affairs with which we were charged. 

Pursuant to instructions from Your Excellency, the above named 
members of the commission met in Chicago at 2 o'clock p. m. on 
Thursday, September 16. 1897, and organized the commission by 
electing Clark E. Carr president; E. S. Conway, first vice-president; 
Ferdinand W. Peck, second vice-president; Lewis H. Miner, treas- 
urer; C. E. Hambleton, secretary, and R. T. Perry, assistant secre- 
tary; electing, also, an executive committee consisting of William H. 
Harper, Martin Kingman, Lafayette Funk, C. H. Keeler, James P. 
Whedon, John M. Smyth and Clark E. Carr, and clothed them with 
the full power of the commission. 

They also enacted certain rules and regulations for the government 
of the commission and the promotion of its work. 



October 19. 1897, the commission visited Omaha for the purpose 
of conferring with the managers of the exposition and selecting a site 
upon which to erect an Illinois State building. The commission 
discussed fully with the executive committee of the exposition, their 
plans and rates as set forth in their prospectus, and secured a con- 
siderable abatement in their rates for space to exhibitors of agri- 
cultural implements, in which the manufacturers of this State were 
much interested. The executive committee also freely accorded to 
Illinois the credit of being the first state to make a substantial ap- 
propriation and giving them encouragement at the time they most 
needed it. 

Visiting the exposition grounds, the commission were unanimous 
in their selection of a building site, upon which the Illinois building 
was afterward erected, and which proved to be the most eligible loca- 
tion on the grounds. 

At a meeting of the commission, October 28, 1897, an auditing 
committee was appointed with power to approve all bills, consisting 
of Clark E. Carr, president: William H. Harper, chairman executive 
committee, and James P. Whedon, chairman committee on buildings 
and grounds, which was duly certified to Your Excellency by the 
secretary cf the commission. 

The committee on buildings and grounds was authorized to adver- 
tise for bids for the erection of a State building and to let the con- 
tract to the lowest responsible bidder. The committee's report is 
herewith submitted, to which you are respectfully referred for their 
action in the matter. Their report shows that the building contract 
was let to William Goldie Sons & Co. for the sum of $14,285. The 
total expenditures on the buildings, however, by reason of altera- 
tions, additions, decorations and repairs, and particularly because of 
the erection of an annex in which to exhibit the great World's Fair 
paintings of John R. Key, amounted at the close of the exposition to 
$18,777.87, as shown by the financial statement herewith submitted. 

By resolution of the executive committee the furnishing and 
decoration of the State building was placed in charge of Mr. James 
P. Whedon, chairman of the committee on buildings and grounds, 
and you are again respectfully referred to the report of that com- 
mittee for a detailed statement of their action in this matter. 

The aggregate expenditure for furniture and decorations, by reason 
of additions and replacements during the exposition, amounted to 
$3,728.40, as shown by the secretary's financial statement above sub- 
mitted, so that of the appropriation of $45,000. there was expended 
for buildings and furniture a total of $22,506.27. 

Your commission had constantly in mind and fully discussed the 
best plans for administering the appropriation so as to best promote 
the interests of the people of the State. In view of the fact that the 
exposition was to be held in the very heart of the great agricultural 
region and that Illinois had no market in that section for its agricul- 
tural products and could not hope to induce immigration from the 
Trans-Mississippi states, it was unanimously decided that the com- 
mission would not attempt to make an agricultural exhibit. 



Central and southern Illinois, however, offers exceptional ad- 
vantages for fruit growing, and has a market in the West for its 
fruits. The commission felt that a horticultural exhibit would not 
only advertise the quantity and quality of Illinois fruit, but would 
also call attention to our fruit lands for sale and bring material ad- 
vantages to the State thereb}^. It was therefore decided to make a 
horticultural exhibit. 

We were also aware that a live stock exhibit would be advantageous 
to that great interest in Illinois, which finds a large market in the 
West for high grade animals. It was therefore thought best to en- 
courage and assist a live stock exhibit at the exposition. For the 
purpose of this and the horticultural exhibit the sum of $3,803.39 
was expended under the direction of the executive committee, 
whose report is hereby submitted. 

One of the most attractive exhibits at the exposition was the four 
large paintings of the "World's Columbian Exposition/'' placed by 
this commission in the annex to the State building at a cost of 
$1,115. Perhaps no single exhibit at the exposition attracted more 
visitors. 

These expenditures, together with insurance, $791.90; office rent, 
$887.50, and cost of electric lights in the State building, $1,125. ac- 
counts for the expenditure. $30,229.56, while all other expenditures, 
including salaries and wages, commissioners' expenses, water rent, 
general expenses, etc., amount 'to $9,738.31, which, added to the 
above, amounts to a total expenditure of $39,967.87, which leaves un- 
expended of the appropriation the sum of $5,032.13. 

The special committee appointed to sell the building and furni- 
ture realized from the sale of the building $500.00, and from furni- 
ture $1,242.35, a total of $1,742.35, as shown by the committee's re- 
port herewith submitted. 

This amount, added to the $5,032.13, will leave the unexpended 
balance of the appropriation $6,774.48, all of which is shown in the 
secretary's financial statement herewith submitted as a part of this 
report. 

While it affords the committee much satisfaction to be able to re- 
turn this substantial amount of the appropriation, they also feel that 
the results achieved have fully justified the money expended, as Illi- 
nois was accorded by all the first position at the Trans-Mississippi 
exposition. Every citizen from this State who visited the exposition 
took a just pride in the part taken by the State of Illinois. 

Two special days were assigned to Illinois during the exposition — 
"Illinois Day," June 21, and "Chicago Day," October 1. These tw T o 
days were in charge of the executive committee, Wm. H. Harper, 
chairman, and the committee on transportation, E. S. Conway, 
chairman. For a fuller detail of the proceedings and success of 
these two special days you are respectfully referred to the reports of 
the two committees named. But we may say that these two days are 
red letter days, memorable in the history of the Trans-Mississippi 
exposition. 



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That the people of this State were alive to the importance of 
exposition is evidenced by their attendance. An average of 
bona fide residents of Illinois registered daily at the State build 
making a total of over 16,000 during the exposition, while no dc 
thousands visited the exposition from Illinois who did not regis 
The total registration of visitors was about 45,000, but of the 2,6 
000 admissions to the grounds certainly not less than a million ar 
half of them visited the Illinois building. 

Although the commission found some difficulty in interesting; 
commercial and manufacturing interests of Illinois, by reason of 
stringency of the. times and because also of the absorbing interest 
the war with Spain, yet we were creditably represented at the Tra 
Mississippi exposition by about one hundred exhibitors, occupyi 
about 60,000 square feet of space. 

Altogether the commission feel justified in commending the acti 
of the Legislature in making the appropriation and providing for t 
participation of Illinois in the Trans-Missippi exposition, as it n 
only served to strengthen the bonds of friendship between Illinc 
and the other states of the West, but brought the people of Illino 
her industries and products to the attention of a vast number 
people in a way that can not but be beneficial to the people of tl 
State. 

In concluding this report we desire to express our appreciation < 
the earnest and faithful work of the chairmen and members of tl 
various committees to whom was confided special work in regard ty 
erecting and furnishing our buildings, State exhibit, special days and 
the multitude of details that were essential to carrying on the work 
of this commission. 

We desire also to express our high appreciation of the action of 
Your Excellencyfin aiding and approving this action of the Legislature 
and your uniform kindness and courtesy to this commission. 

All of which is respectfully submitted, 

Clark E. Carr, President. 
C. E. Hambleton, Secretary. 



SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



Chicago. III., December 28, 1898. 

To Hon. Clark E. Carr, President Illinois Commission. 

Sir:- — I have the honor to submit herewith the following financial 
statement, showing the receipts and disbursements on account of the 
Illinois Commission. 



RECEIPTS. 



From appropriation 

From sale of furniture. 
From sale of building. 



DISBURSEMENTS. 



Expenses 

Live stock exhibit 

Office rent 

Salaries 

Commissioners' expenses., 

Insurance 

Buildings 

Furniture and decorations. 

Water rent 

Electric lights 

World's Fair pictures 

Horticultural exhibit 

Wages 



F. K. Whittemore. State Treasurer. 



Total amount of appropriation 

Actual amount of appropriation expended 

Unexpended balance 



$39, 967 87 

1.242 35 

500 00 



$4,338 33 

1, 200 00 

887 50 

3. 183 36 

1,415 92 

731 90 

18.777 87 

3, 728 40 

83 47 

1. 125 00 

1,115 00 

2, 603 89 

777 23 



SI. 742 35 



$45,000 00 
38.225 52 



$41. 710 22 



39,967 87 



$1,742 35 



6,774 48 



Respectfully submitted, 

C. E. Hambleton, 

Secretary. 



KEPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Chicago, III.. December 15. 1898. 

Hon. Clark E. Garr, President Illinois Trans-Mississippi and 
International Exposition Commission. 

Sir: — Your executive committee, consisting of William H. 
Harper, LaFayette Funk, 0. H. Keeler, James P. Whedon, Charles 
C. Williams, Martin Kingman and John M. Smyth (President Clark 
E. Carr being ex officio member of all the committees), elected at a 
meeting of the Commission held in Chicago, September 16, 1897, 
have the honor to submit the following report: 

At the first meeting of the executive committee held in Chicago, 
September 16, 1897, the committee proceeded to the election of sub- 
committees as follows: 

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION. 

E. S. Conway. W. H. Stead. 

Charles A. Mallory, Martin Kingman, 

L. O. Goddard. 

COMMITTEE ON EXHIBITS AND MANUFACTURE. 

John M. Smyth, Ferdinand W. Peck, 

Ed C. Craig, Wm. B. Brinton. 

George W. Wall. 

COMMITTEE ON LIVE STOCK AND AGRICULTURE. 

LaFayette Funk, Randolph Smith, 

James A. Black, W. B. Brinton, 

Charles A. Mallory. 

COMMITTEE ON BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. 

James P. Whedon, Randolph Smith, 

Martin Kingman, Charles C. Williams, 

Oscar P. Trahern. 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLICITY AND PROMOTION. 

Ferdinaud W. Peck, C. H. Keeler. 

Wm. H. Harper, E. S. Conway, 

Lewis H. Miner. 



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The chairman of the committee on buildings and grounds was di- 
rected to see architects and get plans for a building to be submitted 
to the Commission for their approval. Their report is herewith sub- 
mitted, and to which you are respectfully referred. 

At a meeting of the committee December 22, 1897, it was decided 
to encourage and assist in making a live stock and horticultural ex- 
hibit at the exposition. As the two exhibits were so dissimilar in 
character, it was necessary to place them on an entirely separate 
basis. Hon. H. M. Dunlap, president of the State, and Mr. J. W 
Stanton, vice-president of the Southern Horticultural Societies, and 
Mr. H. Augustine, of Normal, 111., volunteered to take charge of the 
horticultural exhibit, which offer the executive committee gladly 
accepted. Space was secured in the horticultural building at the 
exposition free of charge, and a most creditable display was made at 
a cost of 82.602.39 The committee also instructed the chairman of 
the committee on live stock and agriculture to expend not to exceed 
$1,500 in promoting and assisting a live stock exhibit. This report 
is herewith submitted, and to which you are respectfully referred, 
showing a disbursement of 81.200, which was distributed on the 
percentage plan among the distributors of 189 animals 

The Illinois Live Stock Exhibit was of a high grade and we are 
informed took a number of premiums. 

The matter of erecting and furnishing the Illinois State Building 
was one of the most important duties devolving upon the executive 
committee. The committee on buildings and grounds was instructed 
by the executive committee to receive plans, secure bids and let con- 
tracts for building and furnishings subject to the approval of the 
Commission, Their report is herewith submitted, and to which you 
are respectfully referred. 

Your committee is unanimously of the opinion, that by the prompt 
and early action taken in securing the site and letting the contract 
for the State Building, a saving of not less than $5,000 was effected,, 
as combinations soon put up the price of labor and material. Not 
only did it effect this saving in money, but it gave us high standing 
in the esteem of the managers of the Exposition, who looked upon it 
as a token of friendship and as bespeaking confidence in their suc- 
cess, which would and did have its effect upon the action of other 
states. To do this, however, it became necessary for members of the 
executive committee to borrow money in their individual capacity, as 
the appropriation was not available until May 1, 1898. 

The executive committee also took early steps to arouse the com- 
mercial and manufacturing interests of Illinois to the advantage of 
an exhibit at the Exposition, securing frequent free notices in the 
daily press of Chicago, and by a large correspondence. The secretary 
sent out several thousand circular letters to possible exhibitors and 
personally visted the leading manufacturers of the State. Exhibitors 
were slow to make application, largely because of the extraordinary 
charges of from 50 cents to $1.00 per square foot for space. How- 
ever, sufficient enthusiam was aroused to secure about one hundred, 
occupying 60,000 square feet. 



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It seemed desirable that Illinois should have a special day at the 
Exposition, and the executive committee took up the matter by cor- 
respondence with Hon. G. W. Wattels, president of the Exposition, 
and finally arranged for June 21, 1898, as ''Illinois Day," and at once 
set about arousing- the people of our State in the matter of excursions 
to the Exposition on that day. About three thousand circular letters 
were sent out through the State to clubs, societies and citizens. 
Prominent citizens were invited as guests and speakers. Governor 
John R. Tanner and staff, and most of the State officers were in at- 
tendance and led the delegations. Among the commercial organiza- 
tions and social clubs that attended, the following sent delegations: 
The Chicago Board of Trade, Live Stock Exchange, Commercial Club, 
Illinois Club, Union League Club, Hamilton Club, Marquette Club, 
Standard Club and Chicago Club. Also, the Apollo Musical Club, 
two hundred strong. Over 1,000 Illinoisans attended the Exposition 
on that day. The exercises at the Auditorium were interesting and 
impressive, after which a luncheon was given at the Exposition 
grounds. Among the guests invited were the Exposition officials. 
In the evening the sons of Illinois residing in Omaha gave a mag- 
nificent banquet in honor of the visitors from Illinois. 

As "Illinois Day" occurred early in the existence of the Exposi- 
tion, it was thought best for your committee to arrange for another 
day to be known as "Chicago Day." The executive committee took 
up, with the transportation committee, the work of arranging for spe- 
cial rates on the railroads, and stirring up the people of Chicago to 
the importance of a large attendance. Again over 1.000 invitations 
were sent out, and extensive correspondence was entered into with the 
commercial organizations and clubs of Chicago. The mayor, with 
the Cook County Marching Club, Board of Trade and the Union 
League Club, each had a special train. The clubs heretofore referred 
to as sending delegations on "Illinois Day," were also represented on 
"Chicago Day." It was estimated that over 2,500 citizens from Chi- 
cago and the State were visitors at the Exposition on that day, and 
the Illinois Commission received high praise from the Exposition 
officials, not only for the large attendance, but the character of their 
visitors who were representative business men. 

In all the work of the various committees, there was general con- 
sultation with the executive committee, which was also careful to 
consult with the sub-committees and with the Commissioners, which 
enabled it to secure the best result. 



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The statement showing the financial position of the Commission 
and the receipts and disbursements to December 16. 1898, is as follows: 



Amount of appropriation. 



Expended Account: 

Expenses 

Live Stock Exhibit 

Office rent 

Salaries 

Commissioners' expenses. 

Insurance 

Buildings 

Furniture 

Water rent 

Electric lights 

World's Eair pictures 

Horticultural Exhibit 

Wages 



Balance 

Add receipts from sale of furniture 

Add receipts from sale of Illinois Building. 

Unexpended balance 



$4. 338 33 

1,200 00 

887 50 

3. 183 36 

1,415 92 

731 90 

18,777 87 

3, 728 40 

83 47 

1,125 00 

1,115 00 

2,603 89 

7.7 23 



$45,000 00 



39,967 87 



$5,032 13 
1,242 35 

500 00 



$6,774 48 



At a meeting of the executive committee, September 15, 1898. there 
was a special committee appointed who was given authority to dis- 
pose of the building and furniture. The committee was composed of 
Clark E. Carr, president of the Commission; William H. Harper, 
chairman of the executive committee, and James P. Whedon, chair- 
man of the building committee. 

The committee had inserted in the "Omaha Bee" and "World- 
Herald" for ten days prior to November 1, 1898 (the date of the clos- 
ing of the Exposition) , an advertisement for bids for the building 
and the furniture. There was only one bid received for the building 
and the fixtures, that being $325.00, "and none for the furniture. Your 
committee authorized our secretary to dispose of the furniture at pri- 
vate sale, which was done, and we are of the opinion that the same 
was well sold. 

In regard to the sale of building, your committee had a second ad- 
vertisement inserted in the "Omaha Bee" which resulted in the sale 
of the building for $500.00 to the committee representing the Greater 
American Exposition to be held in Omaha, in 1899, our committee 
reserving the right tore-purchase the building any time prior to May 
1, 1899, at the same price. This, the committee thought might prove 
highly desirable, and feel that no better disposition could have been 
made of the building. 

The full report of the committee is'herewith submitted, to which 
you are especially referred. 

It would not be proper to close this report without referring to the 
Illinois Building as a factor at the Exposition, by reason of its beauty 
and elegance, and the hospitality shown to its visitors. Its praises 
were on everybody's lips. There were entertained, not only all the 
residents of Illinois visiting the Exposition, but also the farmers, the 
stock men, the business men of the West, many of whom had formerly 



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lived in Illinois, and all of whom had done business in Chicago or in 
the State, and were proud of this expression of friendship to the West 
by our State. 

It is also due to the architects, Messrs. Wilson and Marshall, of 
Chicago, to acknowledge their fidelity and zeal in planning and 
supervising its construction and furnishings. The building was pro- 
nounced by celebrated architects to be architecturally, absolutely 
correct, and no pains or expense was spared by the architects to com- 
plete it with absolute fidelity to the plans and specifications contained 
in the contract. 

In closing this report your executive committee desires to make 
special acknowledgment to Governor John K. Tanner, of Illinois. 
He gave not only his loyal support to the passage of the appropria- 
tion bill, but at all times every encourgement to your committee, that 
our State should be properly represented. 

Your committee also desires to make special mention of the work 
of the various committees, and also of the committee who took charge 
of the Horticultural Exhibit. 

In conclusion, your committee wishes to bear testimony of the 
uniformly courteous and able manner in which the duties pertaining 
to his office have been performed by Maj. C. E. Hambieton, secretary. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Wm. H. Harper. 

Chairman Executive Committee, 



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REPORT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. 



Chicago, III., December 6, 1898. 

William H. Harper. Esq., Chairman Executive Committee, Chicago? 
Illinois. 

Dear Sir: — The undersigned, chairman of committee on transpor- 
tation, begs leave to report as follows: 

Soon after my appointment by your committee I took up with the 
railroads the question of free transportation for the Commissioners to 
and from Omaha when traveling in their official capacity in connec- 
tion with the Trans- Mississippi and International Exposition. The 
railroads interested having made liberal contributions in money to 
the exposition, did not. feel justified in granting free transportation 
to the Commission. They claimed that any precedent established in 
the State of Illinois would have to be followed up in all the states in- 
terested in the exposition, and for these reasons the best our com- 
mittee could do was one- half fare or one fare for the round trip. 

In regard to special rates for Illinois Day, June 21. the question 
of rates for this day, Mr Harper states, was taken up by the trans- 
portation committee of the Trans-Mississippi and International Ex- 
position Commission at Omaha, and one fare for the round trip was 
agreed upon before our committee had taken up the question of 
rates for that day. After my return from Europe we took up the 
question and tried to have the railroads interested re-open the ques- 
tion, and if possible make a rate of $10 for the round trip. In this 
we had your cooperation, but the result, as you know, was that the 
railroads were unwilling to make a less rate than one fare for the 
round trip. 

In regard to the rate for Chicago Day, October 1, after you in- 
formed me that you had requested the exposition authorities at 
Omaha not to interfere in the question of rates for Chicago Day, 
and that we would handle the question from this end of the line, we 
took the matter up with the railroads interested and secured, as you 
know, the rate of $10 for the round trip, which was $2.75 per round 
trip less than the rate for Illinois Day. 

Respectfully submitted. 

E. S. Conway. 

Chairman Committee &n Transportation. 



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REPORT OF BUILDING A$D GROUNDS COMMITTEE 



Chicago, 111, December 6, 1898. 

To William H. Harper, Chairman Executive Committee, Illinois 
Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition Commission. 

Sir: — Your committee on buildings and grounds have the honor 
to submit the following report: 

At a meeting of the executive committee, held September 16, 1897, 
the chairman of the building and grounds committee was directed to 
see architects and ask for plans for building. "The commission to be 
under no obligation to accept any plan or to pay for same unless said 
plans are finally accepted by the commission." At a meeting of the 
commission October 28, the building committee submitted several 
plans by different architects for an Illinois State Building at the 
Trans-Mississippi Exposition, and recommended as their first choice 
the plans and designs drawn by Wilson & Marshall, architects of Chi- 
cago. The committee approved the same and instructed the building 
committee to advertise for bids and to accept the lowest responsible bid. 
By virtue of this authority your committee secured bids from several 
contractors and builders, and the bid of William Goldie Sons Co., of 
Chicago, being esteemed by your committee to be the most ad- 
vantageous and all things considered, the lowest bid, the contract 
was let to them at $14,285, upon their furnishing good and accept- 
able bonds in double the amount of the contract, the work to be 
supervised by architects Wilson & Marshall, for 5 per cent of the 
contract price, which met with the approval of the committee. 

At a meeting of the executive committee, held December 22, 1897, 
it was 

''Resolved, That Mr. J. P. Whedon and such other members of this 
committee as he may associate with him are hereby authorized to 
provide for the decoration and furnishing of the Illinois building at 
an expense not to exceed thirty-five hundred dollars ($3,500)." 

Pursuant to these instructions the chairman of the building com- 
mittee associated with himself, Mr. Martin Kingman and Mr, C. C. 
W T illiams of the building committee, and Mr. Wm. H. Harper, Mr. 
Clark E. Carr and Mr. C. H. Keeler of the commission, and after an 
investigation of the prices and the quality of the material the contract 
was let to Marshall Field & Co. to furnish and decorate the building 
according to .specifications furnished them for the sum of $3,107,74. 



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The building was completed and furnished according to contracts 
and opened for the reception of visitors on the opening day of the 
exposition, June 1, 1898. 

At a meeting of the Commission, held at Omaha June 1, by a vote 
of the Commission the building committee was made a house com- 
mittee with authority to make necessary purchases and repairs. 
This action of the Commission was supplemented by the action of 
the executive committee at a meeting held in Chicago September 13, 
at which meeting it was voted that the house committee ''shall con- 
trol the conduct and management of the Illinois State Building." 

The building committee and house committee feel satisfied that 
the building, furnishing and conduct of the Illinois State Building 
reflected credit upon the State of Illinois. 

Respectfully submitted, 

James P. Whedon, 

Chairman. 



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REPORT OF LIVE STOCK COMMITTEE. 



Chicago. III., November 30, 1898. 

Wm. H. Harper, Esq., Chairman Committee Illinois Trans-Missis- 
sippi and International Exposition Commission, Chicago, III.: 

Whereas, The executive committee of the Illinois Trans-Mississippi Ex- 
position at a meeting- held in Chicago. December 22, 1897, authorized the 
chairman of the committee on live stock and agriculture to expend five thou- 
sand dollars ($5,000.00) or so much thereof as is necessary to make an exhibit 
of live stock and agriculture at the Trans-Mississippi and International Ex- 
position, and, 

Whereas. The committee on live stock and agriculture at a meeting held 
in Chicago February 8, 1898, unanimously decided that "no attempt be made 
at an agricultural exhibit at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition." and 

Resolved, "That this committee will not require more than two thousand 
dollars ($2,000.00) of the money set aside by the executive committee for the 
use of this committee," and 

Further resolved, "That the chairman of this committee be authorized to ex- 
pend this $2,000.00 for the purpose of encouraging and assisting in an exhibit 
of live stock and horticulture." 

I desire therefore as chairman of the committee on live stook and 
agriculture to report that by virtue of the authority vested in me by 
the action of the committee above recited, and after consulting with 
other members of the commission, I decided that inasmuch as the 
horticultural exhibit could be made to better advantage under the di- 
rection of the president of the State Horticultural Society, that the 
sum ol one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200.00) should be re- 
tained by me out of the $2,000.00 for the purpose of assisting the 
live stock exhibit at the Trans-Mississippi -Exposition, and submit 
the following report of distribution on the percentage plan for animals 
exhibited as reported to me by the superintendent of the live stock 
exhibit. 

Allowing- horses and cattle 30 per cent ea.cn. 

Allowing- hogs and sheep 20 per cent each. 



$i,200x 30 per cent $360 for 42 horses at £8 57} 

1. 200 x 30 " 360 for 43 cattle at S b7 4 9 :! 

1. 200 x 20 " 240 for 46 hogs at 5 21J? 

1,200x20 " 240 for 58 sheep at 4 mi 



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13 horses at. 
29 " 

Total.... 



.8.57^ 
8.57} 



$111 43 

248 57 

1360 00 



E. M. Barton 

R. Burg-ess & Sou 



Hinsdale, Illinois. 
Winona, 





$100 46 
117 31 
142 23 

$360 00 


S. R. Pierce 

John Hudson 




14 "• 8.37^ s 


MoweaQua 


17 ' ' 8.37 ^ 


E. M. Barton 


Hinsdale 


Total 











25hoo-s at $5.21.]-; 
21 " 5.2112... 



Total. 



$130 43 
109 57 

$240 00 



Geo. W. Irons. 
Thos. Taylor . . 



Rushville, Illinois 
Waynesville 



24 sheep at$4.13:j£ 
23 " 4.1311 

11 ' ' 4.1311 



Total 



$99 31 
95 17 
45 52 

$240 00 



Geo. Allen 

R. J. Stone . .. 
Thos. Taylor. 



Allerton, Illinois. 

Stoninsrton 

Waynesville 



If, therefore, this distribution meets the approval of your honor- 
able committee I request that vouchers be made and warrants issued, 
payable to the above named exhibitors for the amounts set opposite 
their names. 

All of which is respectfully submitted, 

LaFayette Funk, 

Chairman Committee on Live Stock and Agriculture. 



Chicago, III., December 17, 1898. 

Messrs. P. E. Her, J. L. Brandeis & Sons, J. Hayden, Omaha, 
Neb. 

Dear Sirs: — Your favor of the 9th inst. to Secretary Hambleton 
received. We, the undersigned, a committee appointed by the Illi- 
nois Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition Commission, 
with authority to sell and dispose of the Illinois building at Omaha, 
accept your proposition to purchase the said Illinois State Building 
on the following terms and conditions, to-wit: 

That you pay to us the sum of ($500.00) five hundred dollars and 
assume all the obligations of the Illinois Commission for removing 
the building and restoring the ground to its original condition, to 
whomsoever the said obligations may run. 



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In consideration of which payment and agreement, we will sell 
and transfer to you the said buildings, including plumbing, pipes 
and fittings, and all other appurtenances thereunto belonging, you to 
guard and preserve the same, we reserving the right, however, to take 
the same back again at any time prior to May 1, 1899, paying or re- 
funding to you the original price paid by you for the same. 

Yours very truly, 

Wm. H. Hamper, 

Chairman Executive Committee. 
Clark E, Carr, 

President Illinois Commission. 

James P. Whedon, 

Chairman Building Committee. 
Accepted: P. E. 1ler ? 
J. Hayden, 
J. L. Brandeis & Sons. 



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